When someone says the line, “You don’t know,” we all simultaneously cry out “You don’t know!”, hold our breath, and cover our heads with our arms. This, of course, is Guy Fleegman in that great classic film Galaxy Quest, when they land on the alien planet to get the beryllium sphere and Fred Kwan opens the hatch.
When someone refers to pain, we say, “Life IS pain, princess. Anyone who says differently is selling something”—from that other great classic filmPrincess Bride.
If it’s a discussion of money, someone is bound to say in a semi-strangled voice, “Give me the cash!” and do a little dance, like the guy who tries to hold up Korben Dallas in Fifth Element. Note that this is NOT the same thing as saying “Show me the money!” like Rod Tidwell in Jerry Maguire.
Perhaps my favorites, though, are the straight lines.
Scene 1:
Sweet Husband (pointing to new building in a neighborhood we drive through frequently): Look, there’s a new office building.
Me: I wonder what’s in it.
Sweet Husband (gently): Offices.
Scene 2:
Me (experiencing a craving for those puffy little pastries with the powdered sugar and fresh lemon while snuggling in bed with said Sweet Husband one weekend morning): I want a Dutch Baby.
Sweet Husband: But I’m not Dutch.
Scene 3:
Sweet Husband and I are seated in the dining room, working away on our respective laptops. We hear an odd snapping sound from the living room and look at each other.
Sweet Husband: What’s that?
Me: A snapping sound.
That’s the kind of thing that cracks people up around our house.